Originally posted by NCommand:
"Tank's in a good place, he really is" Baalke said. "He's worked awfully hard. He's playing at, I think, is pushing 290 pounds right now. He's had a great offseason that started, really, at the beginning of this year. ... He's done an outstanding job, and we expect big things from Tank."Carradine weighed in at 276 pounds at this time last year.

He noted that the contracts of some of those players toll. That is, if a player, such as Lattimore, does not appear on the active roster, then the year does not count against his contract. Lattimore therefore is signed for four seasons, through the 2017 season.

While Carradine never played a snap last season, he did appear on the active for five weeks before the defensive end was shut down altogether in December. Therefore, his contract - as well as Joe Looney's in 2012 - does not toll.

Glad to know we didn't lose a year on these players.

So to be clear, Lattimore, Carradine, Dial, Looney, Marquadt, etc...their contracts don't "start" until this second year (2014) and extend another year d/t their non-use to (2017) now?

My thought was we would lose a year on Carradine because he was on the active roster, though he did not dress. Guess the article says otherwise. But looks like Lattimore and others such as Okoye, who has a 3 year contract, but was put on IR, we won't lose that year. But they did get paid though.

OK, see, that's how I interpreted it as well. So basically, we wasted a year on Carradine's contract since we suited him up and he was active for 5 games.

Mandelbaum is also president of the Santa Monica Sports Foundation, which is studying ACL tears in the NFL. Among the collaborators on the project is the 49ers team physician, Dr. Tim McAdams, along with team physicians for the Giants, Rams and Browns.

So what could Carradine's knee complication mean for his NFL future? Mandelbaum said Harbaugh's optimism isn't unfounded. Arthrofibrosis, while not common, can generally be resolved with proper treatment and aggressive rehabilitation. Mandelbaum stressed he was speaking in general terms because he didn't have knowledge of Carradine's condition.

"I wouldn't say it's routine, but when it occurs the team of surgeons will focus on it," Mandelbaum said. "They'll take care of it, clean up the scar tissue, take care of whatever manipulations they need and, at the end of all that, the prognosis is very good …

"In general, when you have a significant high-energy injury to the knee – an ACL (tear), an MCL – there's a direct relationship between the severity of the injury and the amount of scar tissue that occurs. A simple injury? No chance of scar tissue. A more complicated injury. More scar tissue."

If, indeed, Carradine's prognosis is good, the 49ers can expect to finally receive a contribution from the No. 40 overall pick in last year's draft.

Mandelbaum is also president of the Santa Monica Sports Foundation, which is studying ACL tears in the NFL. Among the collaborators on the project is the 49ers team physician, Dr. Tim McAdams, along with team physicians for the Giants, Rams and Browns.

So what could Carradine's knee complication mean for his NFL future? Mandelbaum said Harbaugh's optimism isn't unfounded. Arthrofibrosis, while not common, can generally be resolved with proper treatment and aggressive rehabilitation. Mandelbaum stressed he was speaking in general terms because he didn't have knowledge of Carradine's condition.

"I wouldn't say it's routine, but when it occurs the team of surgeons will focus on it," Mandelbaum said. "They'll take care of it, clean up the scar tissue, take care of whatever manipulations they need and, at the end of all that, the prognosis is very good &hellip;

"In general, when you have a significant high-energy injury to the knee &ndash; an ACL (tear), an MCL &ndash; there's a direct relationship between the severity of the injury and the amount of scar tissue that occurs. A simple injury? No chance of scar tissue. A more complicated injury. More scar tissue."

If, indeed, Carradine's prognosis is good, the 49ers can expect to finally receive a contribution from the No. 40 overall pick in last year's draft.

I swear this training camp may be the most exciting in my football memory. It is like christmas with us getting what seems like two entire draft classes at once. Three redshirts from last year....all early round picks, plus what ever we haul in this time around. We could go from vet contender to hungry, super athletic and young in a heartbeat.

Originally posted by PhillyNiner:
I swear this training camp may be the most exciting in my football memory. It is like christmas with us getting what seems like two entire draft classes at once. Three redshirts from last year....all early round picks, plus what ever we haul in this time around. We could go from vet contender to hungry, super athletic and young in a heartbeat.

I swear this training camp may be the most exciting in my football memory. It is like christmas with us getting what seems like two entire draft classes at once. Three redshirts from last year....all early round picks, plus what ever we haul in this time around. We could go from vet contender to hungry, super athletic and young in a heartbeat.

Mandelbaum is also president of the Santa Monica Sports Foundation, which is studying ACL tears in the NFL. Among the collaborators on the project is the 49ers team physician, Dr. Tim McAdams, along with team physicians for the Giants, Rams and Browns.

So what could Carradine's knee complication mean for his NFL future? Mandelbaum said Harbaugh's optimism isn't unfounded. Arthrofibrosis, while not common, can generally be resolved with proper treatment and aggressive rehabilitation. Mandelbaum stressed he was speaking in general terms because he didn't have knowledge of Carradine's condition.

"I wouldn't say it's routine, but when it occurs the team of surgeons will focus on it," Mandelbaum said. "They'll take care of it, clean up the scar tissue, take care of whatever manipulations they need and, at the end of all that, the prognosis is very good &hellip;

"In general, when you have a significant high-energy injury to the knee &ndash; an ACL (tear), an MCL &ndash; there's a direct relationship between the severity of the injury and the amount of scar tissue that occurs. A simple injury? No chance of scar tissue. A more complicated injury. More scar tissue."

If, indeed, Carradine's prognosis is good, the 49ers can expect to finally receive a contribution from the No. 40 overall pick in last year's draft.

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